Almaz Ayana crosses the finish line of the women's 5,000m final in Beijing
at the 2015 World Championships, in a new Championship record time beating
Tirunesh Dibaba's 2005 record of 14:38.59 set in Helsinki. Ayana took the lead after
a few laps and was in control throughout the race. As the World's third fastest ever over
5,000m (14:14.32 in Shanghai in 2015) she was expected to win, but did so in style.
1.
|
Almaz
|
AYANA |
ETH |
14:26.83 |
CR
|
2.
|
Senbere
|
TEFERI |
ETH |
14:44.07 |
|
| 3. |
Genzebe
|
DIBABA |
ETH |
14:44.14 |
|
| 4. |
Viola
|
KIBIWOT |
KEN |
14:46.16
|
|
| 5. |
Mercy
|
CHERONO |
KEN |
15:01.36 |
|
| 6. |
Janet
|
KISA |
KEN |
15:02.68 |
SB |
| 7. |
Irene Chepet
|
CHEPTAI |
KEN |
15:03.41 |
|
| 8. |
Susan
|
KUIJKEN |
NED |
15:08.00 |
|
In the first athletics final of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games Almaz Ayana
smashed the world 10,000 metres record with a new time of 29:17.45,
beating the 24 year old record of China's Wang Junxia by an amazing 14 seconds.
2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Final Women's 10,000 metres.
| 1. |
Almaz Ayana |
Ethiopia |
29:17.45 |
World record
|
| 2. |
Vivian Cheruiyot |
Kenya |
29:32.53 |
NR |
| 3. |
Tirunesh Dibaba |
Ethiopia |
29:42.56 |
PB |
| 4. |
Alice Aprot Nawowuna |
Kenya |
29:53.51 |
PB |
| 5. |
Betsy Saina |
Kenya |
30:07.78 |
PB |
| 6. |
Molly Huddle |
United States |
30:13.17 |
NR |
| 7. |
Yasemin Can |
Turkey
|
30:26.41
|
PB |
| 8. |
Gelete Burka |
Ethiopia |
30:26.66 |
PB |
Thirty five women finished the race and set one World Record, one age World Record*,
eight National records and established eighteen personal best times !
SOME RACE.
*Jo Pavey (GBR) World W40 age record. (31:33.44 age 42) 15th place in Rio.